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Celebrating Your Child’s Strengths
By Ruth Manimtim-Floresca Life is one big classroom. I have always believed that learning is not, and should never be, confined inside the school setting alone. The same goes for the pursuit of excellence. Not making it to the honor roll doesn’t mean a child...
Quality vs Quantity
By Regina Abuyuan The first time I heard about the proposed K-12 system of education being implemented here, I almost balked. What stopped me was that I was sitting across a senator who was clearly in favor of it. His steely glare told me to quiet down or he...
Lost and Found: The Conclusion
By Denise Congco What do I dream of? What do I really want? Simple things, really: something to do, someone to love, and something to stand for. I know that a stable job is still important to me. I know I have an innate talent to create something out of...
Lost and Found
By Denise Congco 2009 was the year I thought I lost everything. I quit my job, ended a relationship, and cut ties with my best friend of 20 years. I thought it was too much to go through in one year. But today, two years later, I realized that those things had...
Cleaning Out My Closet
By Mari-An Santos One of our household traditions is to clean out the closets at least twice a year. This not only means taking out clothes that no longer fit us (whether it’s for the happy reason that one lost weight or the undesirable horror that one has...
To Each His Own
By Ruth M. Floresca “I don’t think I can, or will ever attempt to, do that!” I thought again and again in between gasps of awe and wonder at the mind-blowing feats being performed on stage during Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai. It amazes me that there are people...
The Spirit of Youth
By Rossana Llenado In my business, I am surrounded by young people. Our students are young. Our tutors are young. And my staff, most of them are in their 20’s. Although I am just in my early 40’s, I am already one of the oldest in our company. This to me is a...
Gym Day
By Karen Galarpe So there I was at midday today, doing brisk walking on the treadmill. Before I knew it, the 15 minutes warm-up walk was done and it was time to lift some weights. No, not the heavy kind, but more like 5-pound dumbbells for arm curls and 15...
Personally Offended
By Regina Abuyuan Out of sheer frustration, I ranted about a certain celebrity in my Facebook account. When I posted it Friday night, it got 14 likes in one hour. Now, it’s got 51 likes. The fervor has slowed down, but it looks like it’s not stopping. So what...